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How long before they move out?
The trend that many talk about is how millennials are remaining with their families longer. According to a recent Pew Report “In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more … Continue reading
Posted in Generational differences
Tagged divorce rates, Education, living with parents, marriage rates, Millennials
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The lesson of the limes
“I’m so degraded, I owe at least a dozen limes.” Amy confesses. She is basically in a pickle, or perhaps more correctly out of pickles, pickled limes that is. She is deep into the fad of bringing limes to school … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Writer's resource
Tagged Education, fads, fads in art, Little Women, trends
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Write about writing
When students face the task of writing for state mandated tests, there are always a few that want to vent their spleen by describing how much they hate to do this kind of writing. The hapless scorer must read through … Continue reading
Hiding the truth in plain sight
“I don’t get it. It just about a bunch of animals, but the pigs are mean.” I still cringe when I hear students make comments like this. My own children were introduced to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, when they were … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction in education, Story structure, Writer's resource
Tagged Allegory, Animal Farm, Education, George Orwell, Student, Writers Resources
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Defining the portfolio
Do you regret the time lost with state mandated assessments? What if the products being assessed were actually part of the learning experience. That is one of the ideas behind the move to assess students through their portfolios. However, before … Continue reading
The case for the case
Portfolio – a portable case for holding papers – a simple name for a collection of works into which a person has poured hours of deliberation and sweat. Today the portfolio is just as likely to be stored on a … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged creative portfolio assessment, Creativity, Education, John Baer, portfolio, Teresa Amabile
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Too rigorous for creativity
A teacher voiced his frustration about getting gifted students past the hurdle of simply looking at events of a story to the uncover the devices that the author used in writing the story. The students need to interpret the effect … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged Creative writing, Creativity, Education, Gifted education, K through 12
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Collaborative confusion
My husband related to me what happened when he accompanied our daughter into the establishment of an “exclusive” tea vendor. Her conversation with the clerk about variations of gyokuro, roibos, oolong and yerba left him bewildered; it was so much … Continue reading
Posted in E-learning, Education trends, The information age
Tagged Collaborative learning, Education, Information technology, Jaron Lanier, tea, Web 2.0, wiki
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Videomania III
What about the claims that I’ve heard? Instruction through video is supposed to be more engaging, save more time and promotes better learning that using traditional methods, such as lecturing or reading assignments. More engaging? Engagement level really depends on both quality and content of video. … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends, Technology in education
Tagged Education, High school, Learning, Student, Teacher, Textbook, Video
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